36In that regard, the reasons which may be invoked by a Member State by way of justification must be accompanied by appropriate evidence or by an analysis of the appropriateness and proportionality of the restrictive measure adopted by that State, and precise evidence enabling its arguments to be substantiated (Case C-42/02 Lindman [2003] ECR I-13519, paragraph 25; Case C-8/02 Leichtle [2004] ECR I-2641, paragraph 45; Case C-147/03 Commission v Austria [2005] ECR I-5969, paragraph 63; Case C-137/04 Rockier [2006] ECR I-1441, paragraph 25; and Case C-185/04 Öberg [2006] ECR I-1453, paragraph 22).
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